ATTSA activists hold protest rally in Nazira and Demow
More than 200 members of the Assam Tea Tribes Students' Association demanded land rights and higher daily wages for tea workers.
More than 200 activists from the Nazira branch of the Assam Tea Tribes Students' Association (ATTSA) organised a protest rally and sit-in demonstration in Nazira and Demow on Thursday, according to The Sentinel.
The protest followed directives from the ATTSA central committee to seek an early resolution for long-pending issues affecting tea workers.
The rally began at the Nazira branch office of the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha and moved through the streets of Nazira to the office of the Nazira Co-District Commissioner.
Protesters staged a sit-in at the Co-District Commissioner's office while raising slogans regarding the rights of tea workers.
The organisation's major demands include the immediate distribution of permanent land pattas to tea workers living in labour lines and residential areas for generations.
The ATTSA is also seeking Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the tea community and a substantial increase in daily wages in accordance with the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.